Figurative Language
Giving a nonhuman human characteristics
What is personification?
Her smile was as bright as the morning sun
Simile
The part of a story where loose ends are tied up and the story comes to an end
Conclusion
Point of view: the person telling the story is also a character in the story, and uses words such as I, me, and my to tell what they observe and experience.
First Person POV
Name four types of conflict
Character vs. Character
Character vs. Society
Character vs. Nature
Character vs. Self
Character vs. Supernatural
a direct comparison of two different things
What is metaphor
I've told you a million times to clean your room!
Hyperbole
the most intense or exciting high point of a short story
What is climax
Point of view: the narrator knows what everyone in the story is thinking, feeling, and doing.
Third Person Omniscient POV
a sign or warning of whats going to happen next
What is foreshadowing
The leaves rustled underfoot as we walked through the autumn forest.
Onomatopoeia
The events leading to the climax
Rising Action
Point of View: A narrator tells the story and can only et ot one character's head. e.g. he, she, they
Third Person POV
descriptive writing using the five senses
What is imagery
Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks.
Metaphor
The first problem in a story
Initial Incident
Cassy was a pioneer at heart. It ran in the family. Her father and grandfathers had climbed the Alps. And years from now, Cassy would have a daughter who followed in the family footsteps.
Third Person POV
Using prior knowledge and what you read to determine what is happening.
What is inference?
The old house groaned in the strong wind.
Personification
Exposition
In the school cafeteria, Jon felt lonely and out of place, so he gobbled his lunch as fast as he could. On the other side of the table, Jeanne was wondering if she would ever get used to this noisy, crowded school. As for Liddy, she was as depressed as ever.
Third Person Ominiscent POV
Time and Place
Setting